Nathaniel 'Nathan' Reed, LCSW, MD, LCSW-C
Practical, values-focused therapy for life changes
Book with Nathaniel- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LCSW, MD, LCSW-C
- Licensed in
- Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Nathaniel
Nathaniel 'Nathan' Reed is a licensed clinical social worker who uses straightforward, practical therapy to help people manage stress and life change. He brings 14 years of experience to conversations about identity, work pressures, mood, and parenting concerns. Nathan focuses on helping clients find clearer choices and steadier coping strategies.
He draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape sessions. That means sessions often center on values, patterns in relationships, and practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
Nathan aims to make therapy feel useful from the first few meetings. Common topics he addresses include anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, addictions, grief, and challenges tied to identity. He also supports people dealing with career transitions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and issues around intimacy or body image.
Parenting is listed among his focus areas, with an emphasis on helping individuals manage parenting stress and related concerns. Nathan takes a collaborative, client-centered stance. He helps people set realistic goals, try new behaviors, and notice what changes.
Sessions are conversational and practical, with skills and exercises to practice between meetings. He practices in Indiana and works in English. Sessions are offered via multiple online formats to fit different schedules and preferences.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that works for them.
What Nathaniel works with
Everything Nathaniel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Nathaniel helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nathaniel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Nathanail's approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people identify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. In practice this often looks like clarifying priorities, building tolerance for hard feelings, and trying new behaviors that match your goals. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect feelings and choices; it can help people notice recurring dynamics and practice different ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and change behavior.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they test methods, adjust as needed, and track what is working so care stays focused and relevant.
Online therapy makes this work more flexible. Video calls approximate an in-person session for deeper discussion and skill-building. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates, try short exercises, or get support between longer sessions. These options allow therapy to fit into busy schedules and changing routines.
Questions people ask about Nathaniel
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
Nathan addresses a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, stress, and relationship or intimacy-related problems. He also works with career transitions, identity concerns, and parenting-related stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a collaborative, practical style that focuses on skills you can use between sessions. Therapy mixes goal-setting, values work, and exercises to change thinking and behavior.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 14 years of experience working as a licensed clinician and brings that background to a range of life and mental health concerns.
Where does he practice and what are his credentials?
He practices in Indiana and holds the credentials LCSW, MD, and LCSW-C as listed in his profile.
Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and other factors; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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